Weakness is an ongoing condition in the world. Every person has felt it at some given point in their life. A Wrinkle In Time, by author, Madeleine Le’Engle, expounds upon this state of being in a fresh and original way. By making each character’s weakness something to weigh them down throughout the novel, this situation gives them the time and encouragement that they need to overcome their insecurities and use their individual troubles to their advantage. They come to realize that their differences should be praised and not looked down upon. Towards the end of the novel, Meg and her friends are able to escape the possession of IT by failing to count in unison with the man bearing red eyes and yelling out various things while the man attempts
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She constantly behaves like a delinquent to hide the fact that her father has disappeared. She pushes everyone away from her including the rest of her family. She thinks of herself as a disappointment because she has nothing that makes her unique. He little brothers are good at sports, her baby brother, Charles Wallace, is very smart for his age, and her mother is an extremely beautiful scientist. She didn’t seem to have any redeeming qualities. Each character has a weakness that was not only a bad thing but a good thing as …show more content…
His mother suggests to Meg that he’s practically a new species of being. You might have thought, “Wow, he’s five years old and already this smart? Surely he does not have a weakness.” Personally, his weakness was the most relatable. His pride and the assurance of his abilities led him to his downfall. He believes he can mentally fight IT and ends up being absorbed into IT. It takes the cooperative works of Meg, Calvin, and even Mr. Murry to bring him back.
Charles Wallace thought that since he was praised so much and could do many things that others couldn’t, he didn’t need to rely on anyone but himself. He looked at others with respect but he had a tiny bit of his ego in the back of his mind telling him that he was better than everyone. If he would have just listened to Meg he wouldn’t have gotten absorbed into it. He failed to see the one miscalculation in his ways and that is what almost cost him his life. He was a genius but he was still only five years
She constantly behaves like a delinquent to hide the fact that her father has disappeared. She pushes everyone away from her including the rest of her family. She thinks of herself as a disappointment because she has nothing that makes her unique. He little brothers are good at sports, her baby brother, Charles Wallace, is very smart for his age, and her mother is an extremely beautiful scientist. She didn’t seem to have any redeeming qualities. Each character has a weakness that was not only a bad thing but a good thing as …show more content…
His mother suggests to Meg that he’s practically a new species of being. You might have thought, “Wow, he’s five years old and already this smart? Surely he does not have a weakness.” Personally, his weakness was the most relatable. His pride and the assurance of his abilities led him to his downfall. He believes he can mentally fight IT and ends up being absorbed into IT. It takes the cooperative works of Meg, Calvin, and even Mr. Murry to bring him back.
Charles Wallace thought that since he was praised so much and could do many things that others couldn’t, he didn’t need to rely on anyone but himself. He looked at others with respect but he had a tiny bit of his ego in the back of his mind telling him that he was better than everyone. If he would have just listened to Meg he wouldn’t have gotten absorbed into it. He failed to see the one miscalculation in his ways and that is what almost cost him his life. He was a genius but he was still only five years